Toy telephone



Sept. 22, 1925.

C. M. WATROUS TOY TELEPHONE Filed June 8, 1922 m R mm W m M a ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

anemia) in. w mqvs; ornAs'r A PTON, coi mncrrontr, AssIeNon TO GONG BELL manurnoruqamewarranty, or nas'rneiv rroiv, connncrrrour, A oo nrom'rxon or oonniicrioiir,

ToY TELEPHONE.

- i'ipplication filed June 8, 1922. Serial No. 566,903.

T 0 all whom-itmdg concern: Be it known that I, GLIFFORD a'ci tizen of; the United States, and a resident of East Hampton, in the county of MiddleseX' and'State of Connecticut, have invented certain-mew and useful Improvements in Toy Telephones, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, whereby anyone skilledin' the art may make. and use the same. 1 v

Theinvention relates totoys and is particularly directedytog toy telephones of the general type disclosed in .my. co-pendmg applicatiomS'erial No.-,476,6i1 filed June 11th, 192 1, Which has become "Patent-No. 1,419,902, dated: June 13, 1922. w i i The main ob'e'ct of the i invention. is, to provide a telephone of the'fdesk set.type in simulation of'gthestandard telephone set arranged to give a ringing signal upon movement of tl efreceiverhook and armor lever. 5 Th'e device, as a Whole, is practically a miniaturereplica of the ordinary standard receiver and tra nsmitter. telephone set.

. It involvesas elements, a 'base,-standard, a transmitter;surmountingithe standard, a receiver {with cord: attachment (simulating the wire} connections) 1 and 51a receiver hook rlever which mechanically actuates asig nallingdevice: I In my co-pending application there. is illustrated a gongwith its .basepsecuredi to the "Standard, said gong being actuated by a; movement of the receiver hook and lever. The present,invention is arranged for str-iking'fla doublegong ivhichwvill givea chime e'fiect, This 'chime efi'ect is q'uite pleasant to the ear stamensthe harsh ringing of the single gong-such. as described in my co-pending.vapplication. r

Naturally,children in. playing Wltll one of these toys are prone to ringthe signalling device as much-aspossibled lVith a single "gnng 'this b'ecomes annoyingma'ndl have, therefore, endeavored to overcome this dis- ;turbing condition by lutilizing-a pair of gongs of different tones Whichgive-a clear I signal but Witha softchimeeffect. Y i.

Referring tohthedrawingsij 1 Figure l, is a .viewin elevat'on illustrating the device-. L. a 7 Figure 2;is a side elevation looking at the left of Figured. a 1

M. TVATRoos,

and serves ,.to actuate are mounted gongs 21, 21;,

Figure 3, is' a detailed View of the interior of one of the gongs, the striker and connected gear.

1 Figure 1, is a detailed View of the receiver hook and lever for actuating the striker.

Figure 5, is a detailed sectional View through the transmitter illustrating the manner of securing the parts.

Toy telephones of one sort or anotherhave been employed heretofore, but so far as applicant knows, there has not been produced a'toy, simulating in every respect the standard desk type of phone. This type of phone may be readily carried about in the 1 hands of the child, and provides educational features as Well as a source of amusement. In the accompanying drawings, numeral 1, denotes the base to which is secured the standard 2. The standard 2, is surmounted by a cap 8, Which hasaprojecting lug 4, providing a pivotal connection 5, for the transmitter, 6', and mouthpiece 7. The transmitter 6, is cupped up from sheet metal and has anjoverlying cover 8, centrallyperforate'd to receive a pivoted lever 9, Which lever -is so formed asto secure thetransmitter element 6, cover plate 8, and mouthpiece 7; f f r ,1

he pivoted lever 9, is stamped up from the strip of metal, perforated as at 11, to engage a pivotal connection 5. It has a shoul de'r 12, against Which the base of the trans? mitter 6, rests and also has a; shoulder 13,

against which the base of the mouthpiece 7,

permanent holding of th various elements.

There is a receiver hook 16, atthe end of the lever 17, which supports the receiver 18, the gong. striking mechanism.

- :The gong striking mechanism consists of a casing 19, having a vcentral shaft 20, extending therethrough and upon whichshaft The lever 17, is pivoted as at '22, to the rack bar 23, which meshes with a pinion 24. The pinion 24:,issecured to a shaft 25, which extends through the casing 19, and bears at its outer ends, on opposite sides ofthe casing casing 19. The said lever terminates ina 19, gears 24', 25. These gears, in turn,

mesh withpinions-26, 27 looselynnounted on the shaft 20, although SGOLII'BdatO a rotary striker frame 28. There is a strikerframe for each gong and these strikers, thrutheir pellets -29, engaging lugs 30, of-the respectlve gongs, give when rotated, a rapid vibration of the gongs. As there is an independent rotary striker for each gong and the gongs arerofa'difierent' tones, it is quite apparent that there is a chime 'elfect of unusual I The casing 19, has an extended b-racket 31, of suitable form to be clamped to, the standard 2, as'by screws 32. It is, therefore, possible to adjustthejgong mechanism on the'standard 2, in any desired position. s

The pivoted receiver lever and its hookis normally held atone limit of its play by a spring and it follows that a-downward movement of the hookand receiver 18,; ro tat-es'the pinion 24c, gears 24, 25, and strlker pinions26, 27, [As soon asupressure 18- released on the receiverandits hook 16,-there will be a rotation of: the strikers in opposite direction. The elfect' of this is to give-a distinct sounding of the gongs on both movements-of. thereceiver hookand; lever; r

, It will be seen tl1at-the= casing 19 lies centrally'between the'gongs' 21, -21, and

7 7 that the lever1'7', whose} rack bar end23 ex tends within the casing 1'9, has-its end-16 that is shaped torconstitute a hook for the receiver 18 extended-laterally, thus permit-- ting the receiverto beisupp'o'rted behind the signalling mechanism and between it andthe standard 2, as represented in Fig, 2, andalso to be brought relatively close to tl 1e'standard when viewed from the-front as shown in Fig. *1. -;This arrangement makes a very compact article, no port-ion of which extends much outside of" the circle defined the base 1, with the advantages :of increased 7 attractiveness in appearance and material reduction in the size of-"the cartons" in which I thetoys ale' packed for shipmentandsale,

fied without departing from the spirit or intent of; 'thei-nvention.'-

Whatl' claim as my invention anddesire to, secure as sLetters Patent is 1 IL -Ina toy' telephone, including a' base, standard, transmitter and receiver, a pair lorilliancy and 'blend of tone, p i r standard, transmitter 4 and -:receiver,1 a casing;

supported upon the. standard, a I stationagry shaftextending ethrough; and projecting be-,

yond the: casing; gongswsupported on the shaftand located on either: side of tl-le casing, a 1 second shaft rotatably supported in the a casing, a i lever, having end formed into a gear-segment; extending; within the, casing. and engaging, means to turn- 7 the; re; tatable shaft as the lever is moved, str i-kin-g means :for the gongs supported ;upon; the-,;stationary shaft, and geaningizbetween the-irotary shaft' andithe"striking means; V; 3.111. a-toy.telephw1e having ..a-ba5; ,nd' standard, an imitation transmitter" a tgthe up+ per end of thestanda-rd-aand an i-mitationgre; ceiver, a casing seeuredto the istandardbel'ow the transmitter, aulever hawingtan 6nd @X: tending Liinto2.the' 'casing and} an exposed ,en'd formed into 'ahookgfor-the imitation receiver, gongs arranged :on-zeithel side of; the. casing and esepar-atedtherefrom-striking means for thev respective gongs, and-gear 1 -,Ine c;h: i; nism operatively connectedtobbth striking means operated ebyathesaid leve -i-s g ;j 1'.- zAztoyr telephone: such as described claim 3.,a-the exposdLend; not the lever being bent laterallg; sottheereceiverg whe EPT portedathereon isilocated-clo e tfl hetand;- ard and between the gongs and-the stand'ar d, 52-. In 1 a r' toyl telephones ithe; combination with: a base, astandard; iand irnitationi transmitter- -t-and mouth; iece supported by the standard, of means f omsupponting-the transmitter and'i mouth piece; ,consistinga of ,ai thin metal, bar-- formed with; aishonlderagai-nst which rests ae part. ,of the transmitter, and with a isecond shdulder -in:.ad t 0 '-10f: h first-named shoulder; against; which rests the mouth piece, v1the=@bar,liam in gi also integral lugsradj ac'ent toathe second shoulder adapted git-An imitation atransmitteliryand iii iith piece fora toygtelephonqconsisting f a; thin metal bar/adapted to serveas a sup p ortfor the transmitter and -month; piece, the bar having: twowshouldersszspace apart and bendable luglse adj acentLto. the 'J'SBCODd oroutermost shoulder, ascup-shaped gpa'rjtyserving as the? base ofthe transmitter perforated and a cup-shaped mouth piece perforated to fit over the bar and rest against the outer shoulder and against the plate covering the transmitter base, the mouth piece being held in position against its shoulder on the supporting bar and the several parts properly assembled and held by the lugs of the supporting bar.

7. As an article of manufacture for a toy telephone, a transmitter comprising a supporting bar for a mouthpiece having a shoulder, a transmitter part resting against the shoulder, a closure for the transmitter part including a mouthpiece and integral lugs upon the supporting bar Within the mouthpiece, said lugs adapted to secure the transmitter parts in place upon the supporting bar.

8. As an article of manufacture of a toy telephone, a transmitter comprising a pivoted support, a transmitter part engaged therewith, a closure for the transmitter part including a mouthpiece and means structurally integral With the support for clamping the transmitter part in place thereon.

9. An article of manufacture in a toy telephone, a transmitter comprising a supporting element for a mouthpiece, a stop for localizing the mouthpiece and appurtenant parts upon the support, a transmitter part and a closure for the transmitter part including the mouthpiece and means structurally integral with the supporting element for clamping the transmitter parts and the mouthpiece to the support.

10. As an article of manufacture for a toy telephone, a transmitter comprising a supporting bar for a mouthpiece, having a shoulder, a transmitter part resting against the shoulder, a closure for the transmitter part including a mouthpiece and an upset member from the supporting bar within the mouthpiece, said upset member adapted to secure the transmitter parts in place, upon the supporting bar.

CLIFFORD M. WATROUS. 

